Private Pay Students

We offer a delightful, enriching two full-day classroom experience for students in junior kindergarten through twelfth grade. We are not a public, private, or charter school. We offer high quality classes with a focus on classical education to homeschool students. Our program supports an independent study model and is of value specifically to students homeschooling through a charter, private school affadavit, or private school satellite program.

Parnassus Preparatory Academy is committed to making Classical Education as affordable as possible for families in the Los Angeles area. We are an approved vendor of Elite Academic Academy, Excel Academy, Gorman Learning Charter Network, Granite Mountain Charter School, Sage Oak Charter School, Sky Mountain Charter School, and Suncoast Preparatory Academy. See our Homeschool Charter Schools page for more information about utilizing charter funds. Families may pay privately even if they are not enrolled in a charter school.

Class fee payment may be made in one annual payment, three trimester payments, or 10 installment payments. Annual payment is due August 1. Trimester payments are due on August 1, November 1, and February 1. Installment payments are due on the 1st of the month from August through May. Installment payments must begin by August 1, or the 1st of the month following enrollment, whichever is later. Payments beginning after August 1 will have a down payment equal to the missed payments so all payments for the year are completed by May 1st of the academic year. We accept the following forms of electronic payment: Zelle, Apple Pay Cash, and Venmo (debit card or bank transfer) or PayPal (3% credit card fee applied). Checks are payable to Parnassus Preparatory Academy and mailed to 28649 Crestridge Rd, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275.

2025-26 Participation Fees

REGISTRATION Fees

New Student Assessment Fee - $125 per student (Before June 1); $150 per student (June 2-August 1); $175 per student (After August 1)

New Student Registration Fee - $225 first student, $175 siblings (Before June 1); $250 first student, $200 siblings (After June 1)

Returning Student Registration Fee - $200 for first student, $150 for siblings (Before April 1) otherwise follows new student registration fee schedule

  • Registration and Assessment fees are non-refundable.

Class FEES

Junior Kindergarten through Second Grade Class Fee for Two Full-Days (morning and afternoon sessions) - $2,250 per semester

  • Multi-subject classes include: (morning session) phonics/reading, spelling, Latin (2nd), math & (afternoon session) literature/poetry, copybook/memory work, cursive/penmanship, science, geography, and history enrichment, read-a-loud, crafts, games, music and art appreciation, & fine arts

Third Grade through Sixth Grade Class Fee for Two Full-Days (morning and afternoon sessions) - $2,250 per semester

  • Multi-subject classes include: (morning session) Latin, English Grammar, math, literature/poetry & (afternoon session) spelling, composition, classical studies, science, music, and fine arts

Seventh/Eighth Grade Class Fee for Two Full-Days (all six classes in Latin, math, science, writing, literature/poetry, & classical studies/modern history) - $2,375 per semester

High School (9th-12th Grade) -

  • Two-Full Days (all six classes in Latin, math, science, writing, literature/poetry, & classical studies/modern history) - $2,500 per semester

  • A-la-carte - $500 per course per semester; study hall available for an additional fee

Sibling Discount - 10% discount off of full-year class fees after the first enrolled student. Discounts will be applied to the final payment.

Books and Materials

Families purchase their own books and materials. The cost of books ranges from $150 to $600 per student per year, depending on grade and whether the books are purchased new or used, and whether books can be reused from siblings. Some books and resources may be shared by multiple children in the same family. Cost-conscious families are often able to vastly reduce this expense through trade, sale or borrowing among the Parnassus Preparatory Academy community. Books and materials may be covered by your charter school funds.

Withdrawal Policy

Parnassus Preparatory Academy makes commitments to faculty, staff, and facilities long before the start of a new academic year. These annual obligations continue even if a child withdraws from the academy. 

Should a change in circumstances necessitate retracting your child's enrollment, please let the director know. An exit interview may be requested. To begin the formal withdrawal process, please contact the administrator at your campus and a withdrawal form will be sent. Enrollment is for the full academic year and no portion of the participation fee paid or outstanding will be refunded or canceled due to absence, academic performance, accident, transfer, sickness, withdrawal, or dismissal from the program, unless by express written consent of the director. Participation Fee will be billed through month end of the withdrawal date. Please note, families are obligated for the full participation fee based on dates of enrollment.

Non-Discrimination Policy

Parnassus Preparatory Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students in the academy.

Parnassus Preparatory Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or ethnic origin in administration of educational policies, admissions policies, financial policies, and other administered programs.